March 2, 2009
OUA M-HOCKEY ROUNDUP: NO. 3 GOLDEN HAWKS, NO. 5 PATRIOTES SURVIVE SCARES
WATERLOO, Ont. - Colin Williams (Orangeville, Ont.) netted the game-winner Sunday night as the No. 3 nationally-ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks defeated the No. 10-ranked Lakehead Thunderwolves 4-3 in front of 758 fans at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex.
The series win advances the Hawks to the OUA West final where they will compete against the No. 6-ranked Western Mustangs in another best-of-three contest.
Williams, a second year forward with the Hawks picked up his first goal of the playoffs and 10th of the year as he scored the series-ending marker.
"I've never scored such a significant goal like the one tonight," commented Williams on the game winner. "Magistrale and Peacock really made that play happen, all the guys tonight played well."
The defeat over Lakehead is the reversal of last season's result where the Hawks' year was ended at the hands of the T-Wolves in the OUA quarter-finals.
Craig Voakes (St. Thomas, Ont.) once again had a strong contest. The second year forward and former CIS Rookie of the Year netted the first two goals of the game including the game opener on the power-play.
"Lakehead is a strong team; you have to give them credit for the series," said the younger of the Voakes brothers. "Every time we were able to get up, they came up with opportunities to bring themselves back into it."
Team captain Nick Vergeer (West Lorne, Ont.) was the only other Hawks to pick up a pair of points in the contest and his came up as assists on Voakes' goals. Mike Galbraith (Oakville, Ont.) scored the third goal of the game for the purple-and-gold.
Two of the Thunderwolves goals came seconds after Laurier markers. Kris Hogg (Sicamous, B.C.) netted the first for the Wolves just 31 seconds later while Ryan Baird (Thunder Bay, Ont.) netted the third goal just 13 seconds later. Brock McPherson (Brampton, Ont.) scored the other of the Lakehead's goals.
Jeff MacDougald (Shallow Lake, Ont.) was tested with 35 shots throughout the night while his counterpart Chris Whitley (Oshawa, Ont.) stopped 28 of 32.
"It was outstanding to have the support of the fans tonight," commented Laurier bench boss Kelly Nobes. "Tonight's game was a great team effort. We created some great offensive opportunities while playing better defensively compared to the second game."
Looking forward to the next round of playoffs, Wilfrid Laurier has split the regular season series against the Western Mustangs with two wins, a loss in overtime and a loss in regulation. The last time these two teams met in the post season was in 1999-2000 when the Mustangs swept Laurier in two games in the division final.
"Western is a fast team with a lot of skill which is similar to Lakehead," commented Jean-Michel Rizk (Dunham, Que.) on the upcoming series. "We've split with them this year so it should be a good series."
Source: Laurier Golden Hawks Athletics
NO. 5 UQTR 5, CARLETON 4, 2OT
UQTR wins best-of-three series 2-1
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. - The No. 5 nationally-ranked UQTR Patriots defeated the Carleton Ravens 5-4 in double overtime on Sunday in Game 3 of the OUA East semi-final playoff series. The Ravens season did not end without a fight as they spotted the Patriots a quick two-goal lead in the first period and came back with three unanswered goals in the second half of the game to force overtime before losing midway through the second overtime period.
The Patriotes started off fast scoring the game's first goal less than a minute in as J.S. Breton (Pincourt, Que.) beat Ravens goaltender Alex Archibald (Ottawa, Ont.) to give the home team a quick one-goal lead. The Patriotes added to that lead three minutes later on a Steve Bellefleur (St-Basile-le-Grand, Que.) goal to give UQTR a 2-0 lead going into the first intermission. The Patriotes out-shot Carleton 13-10 in the first period.
UQTR added to its lead midway through the second period on Francis Charland's (Victoriaville, Que.) second post-season goal.
The Ravens finally solved Michael Dupont (Bienne, Switzerland) at the 14th minute as Ryan Berard (Niagara Falls, Ont.) would score the first of his two goals on the night. After a second Charland goal, Chris Boudeau-Mifflen would draw Carleton to within two goals as he scored a power-play goal with one minute remaining. The Ravens made the most of their five shots in the second period scoring twice. Archibald made 22 saves after two periods as UQTR was outshooting Carleton 26-15.
It was all Carleton in the third period to stave off elimination as Archibald made another 10 saves giving him 32 after three periods and Berard scored the Ravens' third goal midway through the period and
Derek Wells (Alymer, Que.) tied the game with just under five minutes remaining to force overtime. UQTR out-shot Carleton 10-7 in the third but the Raven defence held on for the team's first post-season overtime game in the modern era of the program.
In the second overtime period the Patriotes continued to pressure Carleton and 12 minutes into the second overtime frame, UQTR's Breton scored the series winner, his second of the game, to send the Patriotes to the OUA East final against the McGill Redmen. The Ravens were held to four shots on goal in both overtime periods by the UQTR defence.
Archibald would make an incredible 50 saves as he faced 55 shots in Game 3 and overall stopped 121 shots as he faced 130 shots during the series.
Source: Carleton Ravens Athletics
The series win advances the Hawks to the OUA West final where they will compete against the No. 6-ranked Western Mustangs in another best-of-three contest.
Williams, a second year forward with the Hawks picked up his first goal of the playoffs and 10th of the year as he scored the series-ending marker.
"I've never scored such a significant goal like the one tonight," commented Williams on the game winner. "Magistrale and Peacock really made that play happen, all the guys tonight played well."
The defeat over Lakehead is the reversal of last season's result where the Hawks' year was ended at the hands of the T-Wolves in the OUA quarter-finals.
Craig Voakes (St. Thomas, Ont.) once again had a strong contest. The second year forward and former CIS Rookie of the Year netted the first two goals of the game including the game opener on the power-play.
"Lakehead is a strong team; you have to give them credit for the series," said the younger of the Voakes brothers. "Every time we were able to get up, they came up with opportunities to bring themselves back into it."
Team captain Nick Vergeer (West Lorne, Ont.) was the only other Hawks to pick up a pair of points in the contest and his came up as assists on Voakes' goals. Mike Galbraith (Oakville, Ont.) scored the third goal of the game for the purple-and-gold.
Two of the Thunderwolves goals came seconds after Laurier markers. Kris Hogg (Sicamous, B.C.) netted the first for the Wolves just 31 seconds later while Ryan Baird (Thunder Bay, Ont.) netted the third goal just 13 seconds later. Brock McPherson (Brampton, Ont.) scored the other of the Lakehead's goals.
Jeff MacDougald (Shallow Lake, Ont.) was tested with 35 shots throughout the night while his counterpart Chris Whitley (Oshawa, Ont.) stopped 28 of 32.
"It was outstanding to have the support of the fans tonight," commented Laurier bench boss Kelly Nobes. "Tonight's game was a great team effort. We created some great offensive opportunities while playing better defensively compared to the second game."
Looking forward to the next round of playoffs, Wilfrid Laurier has split the regular season series against the Western Mustangs with two wins, a loss in overtime and a loss in regulation. The last time these two teams met in the post season was in 1999-2000 when the Mustangs swept Laurier in two games in the division final.
"Western is a fast team with a lot of skill which is similar to Lakehead," commented Jean-Michel Rizk (Dunham, Que.) on the upcoming series. "We've split with them this year so it should be a good series."
Source: Laurier Golden Hawks Athletics
NO. 5 UQTR 5, CARLETON 4, 2OT
UQTR wins best-of-three series 2-1
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. - The No. 5 nationally-ranked UQTR Patriots defeated the Carleton Ravens 5-4 in double overtime on Sunday in Game 3 of the OUA East semi-final playoff series. The Ravens season did not end without a fight as they spotted the Patriots a quick two-goal lead in the first period and came back with three unanswered goals in the second half of the game to force overtime before losing midway through the second overtime period.
The Patriotes started off fast scoring the game's first goal less than a minute in as J.S. Breton (Pincourt, Que.) beat Ravens goaltender Alex Archibald (Ottawa, Ont.) to give the home team a quick one-goal lead. The Patriotes added to that lead three minutes later on a Steve Bellefleur (St-Basile-le-Grand, Que.) goal to give UQTR a 2-0 lead going into the first intermission. The Patriotes out-shot Carleton 13-10 in the first period.
UQTR added to its lead midway through the second period on Francis Charland's (Victoriaville, Que.) second post-season goal.
The Ravens finally solved Michael Dupont (Bienne, Switzerland) at the 14th minute as Ryan Berard (Niagara Falls, Ont.) would score the first of his two goals on the night. After a second Charland goal, Chris Boudeau-Mifflen would draw Carleton to within two goals as he scored a power-play goal with one minute remaining. The Ravens made the most of their five shots in the second period scoring twice. Archibald made 22 saves after two periods as UQTR was outshooting Carleton 26-15.
It was all Carleton in the third period to stave off elimination as Archibald made another 10 saves giving him 32 after three periods and Berard scored the Ravens' third goal midway through the period and
Derek Wells (Alymer, Que.) tied the game with just under five minutes remaining to force overtime. UQTR out-shot Carleton 10-7 in the third but the Raven defence held on for the team's first post-season overtime game in the modern era of the program.
In the second overtime period the Patriotes continued to pressure Carleton and 12 minutes into the second overtime frame, UQTR's Breton scored the series winner, his second of the game, to send the Patriotes to the OUA East final against the McGill Redmen. The Ravens were held to four shots on goal in both overtime periods by the UQTR defence.
Archibald would make an incredible 50 saves as he faced 55 shots in Game 3 and overall stopped 121 shots as he faced 130 shots during the series.
Source: Carleton Ravens Athletics
